She had summoned all her courage to make that offer.

I summoned all my courage, and opened the door slightly more.

But he could never summon the courage to talk to her.

He stood in front of the door for a long time, summoning his courage.

It was time to summon his courage and open up.

It took him two years to summon the courage to return.

As yet she could not summon the courage to put it out.

Summoning all his courage, he turns again to the house.

She sat up and summoned the courage to turn on the lamp.

Finally she summoned the courage to ask what she'd been wondering all that time.